 Bob Docherty
Q: How has camp been so far?
A: It just started. So far it hasn't been bad. We've just had meetings and a quick practice today. I didn't get too many reps because they wanted to get the veterans in to get them warmed up and everything. It's been good so far.
Q: Where do you see yourself fitting in on the depth chart? Tight end? Special teams?
A: I don't know, it's so early. Right now I am just doing my best and everything will fall into place. Whatever happens will happen.
Q: How do you feel Div. III UW-Oshkosh prepared you for training camp in the NFL?
A: Pretty good. This definitely is not the same state I left three days ago; it is a lot hotter. I was prepared well. It's nice to come to River Falls and see the facilities and see how nice it has gotten over the years.
Q: Is your family coming up to see you?
A: Yes, they are coming up for Family Fun night (on Saturday).
Q: What do you do in your time off between practice and meetings?
A: During the little time off we've had I walked to the ATM and got some money.
Q: How do you like getting to live in the dorms again?
A: Ha, it is nice. There is air conditioning unlike college so it is a big step up.
Q: Is this the first time you have been to River Falls?
A: No, it is the second. I came here for a football camp when I was younger.
Q: What would you say the best aspect of your game would be?
A: I really don't know. Right now I am working on so much, it's hard to tell or pinpoint anything.
Q: Did you always know you wanted to be a tight end?
A: Oh yeah.
Q: What is the biggest thing you want to take away from camp?
A: Just learn the playbook and feel confident in everything I am doing. |
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Bob Docherty, who signed a 2006 free agent contract with the Chiefs, played the 2003 and 2005 seasons at UW-Oshkosh after transferring from NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin.
This past year, Docherty received NCAA Division III All-West Region second team and All-WIAC first team honors after displaying excellent blocking skills and catching 18 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns. He caught five passes for 52 yards in the Titans' 13-10 overtime loss to UW-River Falls.
Docherty participated in two all-star football contests following the 2005 campaign, the Aztec Bowl on Dec. 17 in Toluca, Mexico and the Hula Bowl on Jan. 21 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In 2003, Docherty caught 25 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns, including seven for 62 yards and one score in UW-Oshkosh’s 31-21 loss to UW-River Falls.
Docherty played the 2001 and 2002 seasons at the University of Wisconsin. In 2001, Docherty played in all 12 games for the Badgers, but didn’t catch a pass. He appeared in 12 of the Badgers’ 14 games in 2002, including the University of Wisconsin’s 31-28 victory over the University of Colorado in the Alamo Bowl. Docherty caught 10 passes for 118 yards and one touchdown that season.
Docherty is a 2001 graduate of Oshkosh North High School, where he was a starter on the Spartans' 2000 football team that captured the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division I state championship.
Docherty is the first UW-Oshkosh football player to sign a professional contract since tight end Tony Church signed a free agent pact with the Tennessee Titans in 1998. |
